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@ray44
Although I've seen negative responses on this site before, I'm shocked at what people have said to you here. I for one know how hard it is to make a decision on whether or not to part with something I care about and enjoy, from someone I love, even if I don't use it much. I hope you won't take the negative comments to heart - there's nothing wrong with making thoughtful choices about how to live, even if it's just a detail.

As for advice, I think if you don't have to sell immediately, the advice to put away and imagine you will never see again is good - you can test how you will feel when it is gone. In my experience, if I felt I was "able" to live with out something, I didn't end up missing it as much as I thought I might.

AND there's a floorplan! Hooray! :)

can someone identify that white, lacy wastepaper basket for me?

another Washington DC sale - http://www.downtownholidaymarket.com/
in front of the National Portrait Gallery - lots of art and craft, plus food and music.

so timely! i've been looking for a cork bathmat, and started thinking the other day that i could make one out of wine corks! i was thinking stringing, rather than gluing, and was also thinking of doing it with a weaving process, where the corks are all standing on end..... let the experiments begin!

@surfjack & @KayinKCMO, cork is naturally antibacterial, and so long as you don't leave it soaking wet all the time to mold, it shoudn't really need any special cleaning or coating.

mirandabee - i love the idea of knobs from teapot tops and sugarbowls..... i'm so curious; how do you attach these to the wall?

i don't know if it qualifies as "cheeky" but one of my favorite totes has three little cartoon birds marching on a branch, declaring, "save our home!"

Max, I agree! On the other hand, they are one of the few companies that stopped mailing me catalogs immediately upon my first request... call them up, cancel your catalogue, order online! :)

Reminds me of furniture that you would find in The Sims video games - playful, perhaps somewhat tacky, but still appealing.

Paper boxes from work (also great for storage)
The cardboard bin at my apartment complex
Mom and Dad - Mom saves every box, Dad hates that she does; when I take one, Mom feels justified, and Dad is glad to get rid of it! :)